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List of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2017

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|style="text-align:center"| Asteroids which came closer to Earth than the Moon in 2017 by time of discovery

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( 23 : After closest approach : red )

( 6 : < 24 hours before : yellow )

( 24 : up to 7 days before : lightgrey )

( 1 : > one week before : green )

( 0 : > 7 weeks before : turquoise )

( 1 : > one year before : blue )

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Below is the list of asteroid close approaches to Earth in 2017.

Timeline of known close approaches less than one lunar distance from Earth in 2017

A list of known near-Earth asteroid close approaches less than 1 lunar distance ({{convert|0.0025696|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}) from Earth in 2017, based on the close approach database of the Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).{{cite web |url=https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/ca/ |title=NEO Earth Close Approaches |publisher=NASA/JPL CNEOS |access-date=27 February 2025 }}

For reference, the radius of Earth is approximately {{convert|0.0000426|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} or 0.0166 lunar distances.
Geosynchronous satellites have an orbit with semi-major axis length of {{convert|0.000282|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} or 0.110 lunar distances. In 2017, four known asteroids have traveled nearer than this: 2017 GM, 2017 UJ2, 2017 EA, and 2017 WE30. Unconfirmed asteroids YU95BEF, P10ELNY and A104Vqx probably have traveled nearer, but knowledge of their orbits is too poor to be sure.

The CNEOS database of close approaches lists some close approaches a full orbit or more before the discovery of the object, derived by orbit calculation. The list below only includes close approaches that are evidenced by observations, thus the pre-discovery close approaches are only included if the object was found by precovery.

This list and relevant databases do not consider impacts as close approaches, thus this list does not include any of the 29 objects that collided with Earth's atmosphere in 2017, none of which were discovered in advance, but were observed visually or recorded by sensors designed to detect detonation of nuclear devices.[https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/fireballs/ NASA.gov]

{{legend0|#ff9999|border=1px solid #ff9999|Rows highlighted red indicate objects which were not discovered until after closest approach}}

{{legend0|#ffff99|border=1px solid #ffff99|Rows highlighted yellow indicate objects discovered less than 24 hours before closest approach}}

{{legend0|#99ff99|border=1px solid #99ff99|Rows highlighted green indicate objects discovered more than one week before closest approach}}

{{legend0|#99ffff|border=1px solid #99ffff|Rows highlighted turquoise indicate objects discovered more than 7 weeks before closest approach}}

{{legend0|#bbccff|border=1px solid #bbccff|Rows highlighted blue indicate objects discovered more than one year before closest approach
(i.e. objects successfully cataloged on a previous orbit, rather than being detected during final approach)}}

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! Date of
closest
approach

! Date
discovered

! Object

! Nominal geocentric
distance (AU){{Efn|1=Distance from the center of Earth to the center of the object. See the NASA/JPL Solar System Dynamics Glossary: [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?glossary&term=geocentric Geocentric]. Earth has a radius of approximately 6,400 km.}}

! Nominal
geocentric
{{Abbr|dist.|distance}} (LD)

! data-sort-type="number"|Size (m)
(approx.)

! (H)
({{Abbr|abs. mag.|absolute magnitude}})

! Closer
to
Moon?

2017-01-092017-01-07{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+AG13 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mpl|2017 AG|13}}{{convert|0.00139|AU|km mi|abbr=on|lk=on}}align="center"| 0.543align="center"| 16–36align="center"| 26.1{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017AG13;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 AG13) |type=last observation: 2017-01-09}}
2017-01-252017-01-20{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+BX | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}2017 BX{{convert|0.00178|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.693align="center"| 6.7–15align="center"| 28.0{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017BX;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 BX) |type=last observation: 2017-01-25}}
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| 2017-01-30

2017-01-29{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+BH30 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 BH|30}}{{convert|0.000347|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.135{{Efn|Closest approach for {{mp|2017 BH|30}} [https://www.facebook.com/leonid.elenin/posts/1262450263837004 was over] the Taymyr Peninsula.}}align="center"| 4.6–10align="center"| 28.8{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017BH30;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 BH30) |type=last observation: 2017-01-30}}
2017-02-022017-01-30{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+BS32 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 BS|32}}{{convert|0.00109|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.423align="center"| 8.1–18align="center"| 27.6{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017BS32;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 BS32) |type=last observation: 2017-02-02}}
2017-02-232017-02-21{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+DG16 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 DG|16}}{{convert|0.000920|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.358align="center"| 3.7–8.2align="center"| 29.3{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017DG16;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 DG16) |type=last observation: 2017-02-23}}align="center"|Yes
2017-02-252017-02-22{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+DR34 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 DR|34}}{{convert|0.00149|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.581align="center"| 3.8–8.6align="center"| 29.2{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017DR34;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 DR34) |type=last observation: 2017-02-23}}
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| 2017-03-02

2017-03-02{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+EA | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}2017 EA{{convert|0.000140|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.054align="center"| 1.8–4.1align="center"| 30.8{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017EA;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 EA) |type=last observation: 2017-03-02}}
2017-03-052017-02-27{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+DS109 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 DS|109}}{{convert|0.00236|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.919align="center"| 16–35align="center"| 26.2{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017DS109;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 DS109) |type=last observation: 2017-03-05}}
2017-03-172017-03-16{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=573971 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|(573971) 2009 WW|221}}
= {{mp|2017 FW|158}}		{{convert|0.000816|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.317align="center"| 5.6–13align="center"| 28.4{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017FW158;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 FW158) |type=last observation: 2017-03-21}}
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| 2017-03-17

2017-03-19{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+FD3 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 FD|3}}{{convert|0.00120|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.468align="center"| 7.7–17align="center"| 27.7{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017FD3;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 FD3) |type=last observation: 2017-03-27}}
2017-03-192017-03-17{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+FS | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}2017 FS{{convert|0.000730|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.284align="center"| 4.4–9.9align="center"| 28.9{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017FS;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 FS) |type=last observation: 2017-03-18}}
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| 2017-03-20

2017-03-21{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+FX158 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 FX|158}}{{convert|0.00182|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.707align="center"| 4.3–9.5align="center"| 29.0{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017FX158;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 FX158) |type=last observation: 2017-03-22}}
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| 2017-03-20

2017-03-20{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+FN1 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 FN|1}}{{convert|0.000423|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.165align="center"| 2–4.5align="center"| 30.6{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017FN1;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 FN1) |type=last observation: 2017-03-20}}
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| 2017-03-20

2017-03-20{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+FM1 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 FM|1}}{{convert|0.000856|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.333align="center"| 3.3–7.5align="center"| 29.5{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017FM1;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 FM1) |type=last observation: 2017-03-20}}
2017-03-302017-03-25{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+FJ101 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 FJ|101}}{{convert|0.00217|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.846align="center"| 4.8–11align="center"| 28.3{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017FJ101;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 FJ101) |type=last observation: 2017-03-30}}
2017-04-022017-03-29{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+FU102 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 FU|102}}{{convert|0.00146|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.569align="center"| 4.8–11align="center"| 28.7{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017FU102;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 FU102) |type=last observation: 2017-03-30}}
2017-04-042017-04-03{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+GM|title=IAU Minor Planet Center}}2017 GM{{convert|0.000109|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.042align="center"| 2.8–6.2align="center"| 29.9{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017GM;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 GM) |type=last observation: 2017-04-04}}
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| 2017-04-16

2017-04-17{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+HJ|title=IAU Minor Planet Center}}2017 HJ{{convert|0.000908|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.353align="center"| 8.3–19align="center"| 27.5{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017HJ;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 HJ) |type=last observation: 2017-04-24}}
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| 2017-04-21

2017-04-27{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+HG49|title = IAU Minor Planet Center}}{{mp|2017 HG|49}}{{convert|0.00238|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.927align="center"| 8.4–19align="center"| 27.5{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017HG4;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 HG4) |type=last observation: 2017-05-03}}
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| 2017-04-22

2017-04-26{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+HG4|title = IAU Minor Planet Center}}{{mp|2017 HG|4}}{{convert|0.00156|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.607align="center"| 7.7–17align="center"| 27.7{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017HG4;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 HG4) |type=last observation: 2017-05-03}}
2017-04-232017-04-22{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+HV2|title = IAU Minor Planet Center}}{{mp|2017 HV|2}}{{convert|0.000838|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.326align="center"| 4.4–9.9align="center"| 28.9{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017HV2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 HV2) |type=last observation: 2017-04-23}}
2017-05-022017-05-01{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+JA|title=IAU Minor Planet Center}}2017 JA{{convert|0.000666|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.259align="center"| 4–9align="center"|28.9{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017JA;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 JA) |type=last observation: 2017-05-02}}
2017-05-042017-05-02{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+JQ1 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 JQ|1}}{{convert|0.00114|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.442align="center"| 3.7–8.2align="center"|29.4{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017JQ1;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 JQ1) |type=last observation: 2017-05-03}}
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| 2017-05-04

2017-05-06{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+JB2 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 JB|2}}{{convert|0.000372|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.145align="center"| 3.8–8.6align="center"|29.0{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017JB2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 JB2) |type=last observation: 2017-05-10}}
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| 2017-07-21

2017-07-23{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+OO1 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mpl|2017 OO|1}}{{convert|0.000852|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.332align="center"| 33–75align="center"|24.4{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017OO1;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 OO1) |type=last observation: 2017-07-25}}
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| 2017-08-14

2017-08-16{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+QP1 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mpl|2017 QP|1}}{{convert|0.000419|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.163align="center"| 37–83align="center"|24.3{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017QP1;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 QP1) |type=last observation: 2017-08-19}}
2017-08-202017-08-18{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+QN2 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2017 QN|2}}{{convert|0.00145|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"| 0.563align="center"| 5.8–13align="center"|27.9{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017QN2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 QN2) |type=last observation: 2017-08-20}}
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| 2017-08-29

2019-02-26Precovery around this close approach: 2017-08-16 to 2017-08-28{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2019+DP | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}{{mp|2019 DP
} || {{convert|0.000409|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align=center | 0.159 ||align=center | 26–58 ||align=center | 25.1 ||align=center |

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| 2017-09-03 || 2017-08-31{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+QB35 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 QB|35}} || {{convert|0.00238|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.928 ||align="center"| 3.7–8.2 ||align="center"| 29.3{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017QB35;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 QB35) |type=last observation: 2017-09-02}} ||

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| 2017-09-14 || 2017-09-18{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+SQ2 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 SQ|2}} || {{convert|0.00133|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.517 ||align="center"| 18–41 ||align="center"| 25.8{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017SQ2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 SQ2) |type=last observation: 2017-09-20}} ||

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| 2017-09-20 || 2017-09-17{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+SM2 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 SM|2}} || {{convert|0.00207|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.806 ||align="center"| 9.2–21 ||align="center"| 27.3{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017SM2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 SM2) |type=last observation: 2017-09-20}} ||

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| 2017-09-20 || 2017-09-21{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+SZ32 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 SZ|32}} || {{convert|0.00138|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.535 ||align="center"| 3.8–8.4 ||align="center"| 29.3{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017SZ32;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 SZ32) |type=last observation: 2017-09-22}} || align="center"|Yes

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| 2017-09-20 || 2017-09-20{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+SR2 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 SR|2}} || {{convert|0.000623|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.243 ||align="center"| 5.1–11 ||align="center"| 28.6{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017SR2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 SR2) |type=last observation: 2017-09-20}} ||

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| 2017-09-24 || 2017-09-26{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+SU17 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 SU|17}} || {{convert|0.00185|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.720 ||align="center"| 6.7–15 ||align="center"| 28.0{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017SU17;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 SU17) |type=last observation: 2017-10-01}} || align="center"|

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| 2017-09-24 || 2017-09-25{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+SS12 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 SS|12}} || {{convert|0.00172|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.670 ||align="center"| 10–23 ||align="center"| 27.0{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017SS12;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 SS12) |type=last observation: 2017-09-26}} || align="center"|Yes

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| 2017-09-30 || 2017-10-01{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+TQ2 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 TQ|2}} || {{convert|0.000691|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.269 ||align="center"| 3.6–7.9 ||align="center"| 29.4{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017TQ2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 TQ2) |type=last observation: 2017-10-02}} ||

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| 2017-10-02 || 2017-09-29{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+SX17 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 SX|17}} || {{convert|0.000582|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.227 ||align="center"| 5.8–13 ||align="center"| 28.3{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017SX17;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 SX17) |type=last observation: 2017-10-02}} ||

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| 2017-10-10 || 2017-10-14{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+TF5 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 TF|5}} || {{convert|0.00188|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.730 ||align="center"| 21–47 ||align="center"| 25.5{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017TF5;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 TF5) |type=last observation: 2017-10-16}} ||

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| 2017-10-12 || 2012-10-04{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+TC4 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mpl|2012 TC|4}} || {{convert|0.000335|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.130{{Efn|This will mark the first time an asteroid was observed passing less than 1 LD to the Earth on two different occasions.}} ||align="center"| 12–27 ||align="center"| 26.7{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2012TC4;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2012 TC4) |type=last observation: 2017-08-05}} ||

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| 2017-10-15 || 2017-10-16{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+UF | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| 2017 UF || {{convert|0.00255|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.991 ||align="center"| 7–16 ||align="center"| 27.9{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017UF;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 UF) |type=last observation: 2017-10-17}} ||

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| 2017-10-16 || 2017-10-15{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+TH5 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 TH|5}} || {{convert|0.000668|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.260 ||align="center"| 5.6–12 ||align="center"| 28.4{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017TH5;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 TH5) |type=last observation: 2017-10-16}} ||

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| 2017-10-17 || 2017-10-19{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+UR2 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 UR|2}} || {{convert|0.00213|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.829 ||align="center"| 7.7–17 ||align="center"| 27.7{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017UR2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 UR2) |type=last observation: 2017-10-21}} ||

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| 2017-10-19 || 2017-10-11{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+TD6 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mpl|2017 TD|6}} || {{convert|0.00128|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.497 ||align="center"| 9.7–22 ||align="center"| 27.2{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017TD6;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 TD6) |type=last observation: 2017-10-17}} ||align="center"|Yes

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| 2017-10-20 || 2017-10-21{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+UJ2 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 UJ|2}} || {{convert|0.000120|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.047 ||align="center"| 1.8–3.9 ||align="center"| 30.9{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017UJ2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 UJ2) |type=last observation: 2017-10-22}} ||

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| 2017-10-21 || 2017-10-25{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+UA52 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 UA|52}} || {{convert|0.00131|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.511 ||align="center"| 5.3–12 ||align="center"| 28.5{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017UA52;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 UA52) |type=last observation: 2017-10-26}} ||align="center"|Yes

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| 2017-10-28 || 2017-10-27{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+UL6 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 UL|6}} || {{convert|0.000398|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.155 ||align="center"| 1.1–2.4 ||align="center"| 32.0{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017UL6;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 UL6) |type=last observation: 2017-10-28}} ||

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| 2017-10-30 || 2017-10-29{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+UK8 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 UK|8}} || {{convert|0.00151|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.588 ||align="center"| 6.1–14 ||align="center"| 28.2{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017UK8;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 UK8) |type=last observation: 2017-10-30}} ||

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| 2017-11-04 || 2017-11-05{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+VE | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| 2017 VE || {{convert|0.00227|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.885 ||align="center"| 13–28 ||align="center"| 26.6{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017VE;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 VE) |type=last observation: 2017-11-09}} ||

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| 2017-11-09 || 2017-11-10{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+VL2 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mpl|2017 VL|2}} || {{convert|0.000787|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.306 ||align="center"| 16–36 ||align="center"| 26.1{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017VL2;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 VL2) |type=last observation: 2017-11-26}} ||

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| 2017-11-13 || 2017-11-15{{cite web | url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+VF14 | title=IAU Minor Planet Center }}|| {{mp|2017 VF|14}} || {{convert|0.00205|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.796 ||align="center"| 5.3–12 ||align="center"| 28.5{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017VF14;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 VF14) |type=last observation: 2017-11-19}} ||

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| 2017-11-21 || 2017-11-20{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+WW1|title = IAU Minor Planet Center}}|| {{mp|2017 WW|1}} || {{convert|0.000942|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.367 ||align="center"| 3.1–6.8 ||align="center"| 29.7{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017WW1;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 WW1) |type=last observation: 2017-11-21}} ||

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| 2017-11-21 || 2017-11-22{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+WA14|title = IAU Minor Planet Center}}|| {{mp|2017 WA|14}} || {{convert|0.000633|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.246 ||align="center"| 8.8–20 ||align="center"| 27.4{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017WA14;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 WA14) |type=last observation: 2017-11-26}} ||

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| 2017-11-26 || 2017-11-26{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+WE30|title = IAU Minor Planet Center}}|| {{mp|2017 WE|30}} || {{convert|0.000201|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.078 ||align="center"| 1.2–2.6 ||align="center"| 31.8{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017WE30;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 WE30) |type=last observation: 2017-11-26}} ||

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| 2017-12-28 || 2017-12-25{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+YZ4|title = IAU Minor Planet Center}}|| {{mp|2017 YZ|4}} || {{convert|0.00149|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.582 ||align="center"| 6.4–14 ||align="center"| 28.1{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017YZ4;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 YZ4) |type=last observation: 2017-12-28}} ||

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| 2017-12-30 || 2017-12-28{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+YE7|title = IAU Minor Planet Center}}|| {{mp|2017 YE|7}} || {{convert|0.00206|AU|km mi|abbr=on}} ||align="center"| 0.801 ||align="center"| 5.3–12 ||align="center"| 28.5{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017YE7;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 YE7) |type=last observation: 2017-12-30}} ||

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In addition to the confirmed asteroids on the above list, which feature in the CNEOS close approach database, there have been well-observed unconfirmed or confirmed but poorly observed objects with a 50% or greater chance of passing within 1 LD of the Earth, which are listed separately below.

class="wikitable sortable"

! Date of
closest
approach

! Date
discovered

! Object

! Nominal geocentric
distance (AU)

! Nominal
geocentric
{{Abbr|dist.|distance}} (LD)

! data-sort-type="number"|Size (m)
(approx.)

! (H)
({{Abbr|abs. mag.|absolute magnitude}})

! Closer
to
Moon?

bgcolor="#ff9999"

|2017-10-13

2017-10-21{{cite web | url=http://www.birtwhistle.org.uk/NEOCPObjects2017.htm | title=NEOCP Objects in 2017 }}
(Unconfirmed)		YT80190{{convert|0.000537|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.21{{Efn|distance error: 0.0000894 AU, approach range: 0.17 to 0.24 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.}}align="center"|2–6align="center"|30.4
bgcolor="#ff9999"

|2017-10-22

2017-10-30
(Unconfirmed)		YU92F9B{{convert|0.00121|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.47{{Efn|distance error: 0.000283 AU, approach range: 0.36 to 0.58 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.}}align="center"|3–10align="center"|29.2
bgcolor="#ff9999"

|2017-10-22

2017-10-30
(Unconfirmed)		YU95BEF{{convert|0.000130|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.051{{Efn|distance error: 0.0000611 AU, approach range: 0.027 to 0.074 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.}}align="center"|5–15align="center"|28.2
bgcolor="#ff9999"

|2017-11-14

2017-11-20
(Unconfirmed)		P10ELNY{{convert|0.000212|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.083{{Efn|distance error: 0.000121 AU, approach range: 0.035 to 0.13 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.}}align="center"|4–12align="center"|28.8
bgcolor="#ff9999"

|2017-11-08

2017-11-16
(Unconfirmed)		A104Vqx{{convert|0.000222|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.086{{Efn|distance error: 0.000163 AU, approach range: 0.023 to 0.15 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.}}align="center"|4–14align="center"|28.4

= Warning times by size =

This sub-section visualises the warning times of the close approaches listed in the table of confirmed close approaches, depending on the size of the asteroid. The sizes of the charts show the relative sizes of the asteroids to scale. For comparison, the approximate size of a person is also shown. This is based the absolute magnitude of each asteroid, an approximate measure of size based on brightness.

Absolute magnitude H ≥ 30 (smallest)

File:Silhouette of man standing and facing forward.svg (size of a person for comparison)

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( 0 : > one year before : blue )

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Absolute magnitude 30 > H ≥ 29

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Absolute magnitude 29 > H ≥ 28

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Absolute magnitude 28 > H ≥ 27

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Absolute magnitude 27 > H ≥ 26

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Absolute magnitude 26 > H ≥ 25

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Absolute magnitude 25 > H (largest)

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( 0 : > one year before : blue )

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= Notes =

{{Notelist}}

Timeline of close approaches less than one lunar distance from the Moon in 2017

The number of asteroids listed here are significantly less than those of asteroids that approach Earth for several reasons. Asteroids that approach Earth not only move faster, but are brighter and are easier to detect with modern surveys because:

  • Asteroids that come closer to Earth are a higher priority to confirm, and only confirmed asteroids are listed with a lunocentric approach distance.
  • Those that closely approach the Moon are frequently lost in its glare, making them harder to confirm. They are similarly hard to discover during the new moon, when the Moon is too close to the Sun to detect asteroids while they are near the Moon.

These factors severely limit the amount of Moon-approaching asteroids, to a level many times lower than the asteroids detected passing as close to Earth.

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! Date of
closest
approach

! Object

! Nominal lunocentric
distance (AU){{Efn|Distance from the center of the Moon to the center of the object. The Moon has a radius of approximately 1,740 km.}}

! Nominal lunocentric
distance (LD)

! data-sort-type="number"|Size (m)
(approximate)

! (H)

! Approach
distance
to Earth
(LD)

2017-01-25{{mp|2017 BA|7}}{{convert|0.00187|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.73align="center"|5–16align="center"|28.1{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017BA7;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 BA7) |type=last observation: 2017-01-29}}align="center"|1.12
2017-01-252017 BX{{convert|0.00209|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.81align="center"|5–18align="center"|28.0align="center"|0.69
2017-01-30{{mp|2017 BH|30}}{{convert|0.00187|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.73align="center"|4–12align="center"|28.8align="center"|0.13
2017-02-03{{mp|2017 BS|32}}{{convert|0.00193|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.75align="center"|7–24align="center"|27.3align="center"|0.42
2017-02-24{{mp|2017 DG|16}}{{convert|0.000555|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.22{{Efn|This is the closest any known asteroid has passed to the Moon in nearly three years, after {{mp|2014 GY|44}} passed 0.097 LD from the Moon in March 2014.}}align="center"|3–9align="center"|29.3align="center"|0.36
2017-02-25{{mp|2017 DR|34}}{{convert|0.00179|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.70align="center"|3–11align="center"|29.1align="center"|0.58
2017-03-022017 EA{{convert|0.00224|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.87align="center"|1–5align="center"|30.8align="center"|0.054
2017-03-17{{mp|2017 FD|3}}{{convert|0.00236|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.92align="center"|6–20align="center"|27.7align="center"|0.47
2017-03-17{{mp|2017 FW|158}}{{convert|0.00104|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.40align="center"|5–14align="center"|28.4align="center"|0.32
2017-04-042017 GM{{convert|0.00227|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.88align="center"|2–7align="center"|29.9align="center"|0.042
2017-04-21{{mp|2017 HG|4}}{{convert|0.00177|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.69align="center"|6–21align="center"|27.6align="center"|0.61
2017-04-24{{mp|2017 HV|2}}{{convert|0.00230|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.90align="center"|3–12align="center"|28.9align="center"|0.33
2017-05-022017 JA{{convert|0.00251|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.98align="center"|3–13align="center"|28.9align="center"|0.26
2017-05-02{{mp|2017 JB|2}}{{convert|0.00188|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.73align="center"|3–11align="center"|29.0align="center"|0.14
2017-05-03{{mp|2017 JQ|1}}{{convert|0.00247|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.96align="center"|3–9align="center"|29.4align="center"|0.44
2017-05-31{{mp|2017 KW|31}}{{convert|0.00114|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.45align="center"|10–36align="center"|26.5{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017KW31;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 KW31) |type=last observation: 2017-05-31}}align="center"|1.23
2017-07-21{{mpl|2017 OO|1}}{{convert|0.00236|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.92align="center"|25–90align="center"|24.5align="center"|0.30
2017-08-14{{mpl|2017 QP|1}}{{convert|0.00230|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.90align="center"|31–91align="center"|24.3align="center"|0.16
2017-08-21{{mp|2017 QN|2}}{{convert|0.00176|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.69align="center"|5–22align="center"|27.9align="center"|0.56
2017-08-26{{mp|2017 QQ|17}}{{convert|0.00242|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.94align="center"|4–17align="center"|28.3{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017QQ17;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 QQ17) |type=last observation: 2017-08-26}}align="center"|1.02
2017-09-03{{mp|2017 QB|35}}{{convert|0.00245|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.95align="center"|3–9align="center"|29.3align="center"|0.93
2017-09-16{{mp|2017 RW|17}}{{convert|0.00175|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.68align="center"|2–7align="center"|29.8{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017RW17;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 RW17) |type=last observation: 2017-09-15}}align="center"|1.08
2017-09-20{{mp|2017 SZ|32}}{{convert|0.00129|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.50align="center"|3–9align="center"|29.2align="center"|0.53
2017-09-20{{mp|2017 SM|2}}{{Convert|0.00213|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.83align="center"|6–26align="center"|27.3align="center"|0.81
2017-09-24{{mp|2017 SS|12}}{{convert|0.000320|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.12align="center"|8–27align="center"|27.0align="center"|0.67
2017-09-30{{mp|2017 TQ|2}}{{convert|0.00221|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.86align="center"|3–8align="center"|29.4align="center"|0.27
2017-10-02{{mp|2017 SX|17}}{{convert|0.00174|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.68align="center"|4–16align="center"|28.1align="center"|0.22
2017-10-12{{mpl|2012 TC|4}}{{convert|0.00186|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.72align="center"|10–31align="center"|26.7align="center"|0.23
2017-10-13YT80190{{convert|0.00208|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.81{{Efn|distance error: 0.00000802 AU, approach range: 0.807 to 0.814 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.}}align="center"|2–6align="center"|30.4align="center"|0.21
2017-10-17{{mp|2017 TH|5}}{{convert|0.00142|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.55align="center"|4–18align="center"|28.2align="center"|0.26
2017-10-20{{mp|2017 UJ|2}}{{convert|0.00166|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.65align="center"|1–5align="center"|30.8align="center"|0.047
2017-10-20{{mp|2017 TD|6}}{{convert|0.000756|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.29align="center"|7–28align="center"|27.2align="center"|0.50
2017-10-20{{mp|2017 UA|52}}{{convert|0.000288|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.11{{Efn|This is the closest any known asteroid has passed to the Moon in nearly three years (even closer than {{mp|2017 DG|16}}) after {{mp|2014 GY|44}} passed 0.097 LD from the Moon in March 2014.}}align="center"|4–15align="center"|28.3align="center"|0.51
2017-10-22YU95BEF{{convert|0.000481|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.19{{Efn|distance error: 0.00000171 AU, approach range: 0.181 to 0.194 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.}}align="center"|5–15align="center"|28.2align="center"|0.051
2017-10-24{{mp|2017 UK|3}}{{convert|0.00207|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.80align="center"|7–28align="center"|27.2{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017UK3;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 UK3) |type=last observation: 2017-10-23}}align="center"|1.38
2017-11-09{{mp|2017 VL|2}}{{convert|0.00254|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.990align="center"|13–42align="center"|26.1align="center"|0.31
2017-11-09A104Vqx{{convert|0.00204|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.80{{Efn|distance error: 0.0000188 AU, approach range: 0.788 to 0.803 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.}}align="center"|4–14align="center"|28.4align="center"|0.086
2017-11-13{{mp|2017 VF|14}}{{convert|0.00243|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.94align="center"|4–14align="center"|28.5align="center"|0.80
2017-11-14P10ELNY{{convert|0.00196|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.76{{Efn|distance error: 0.000177 AU, approach range: 0.69 to 0.83 LD. The asteroid is unconfirmed and will likely never receive a provisional designation.}}align="center"|4–12align="center"|28.8align="center"|0.083
2017-12-18{{mp|2017 YJ|1}}{{convert|0.00142|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.55align="center"|6–26align="center"|27.5{{cite web |url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2017YJ1;cad=1#cad |title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 YJ1) |type=last observation: 2017-12-31}}align="center"|1.044
2017-12-28{{mp|2017 YZ|4}}{{convert|0.00175|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}align="center"|0.68align="center"|4–18align="center"|28.2align="center"|0.58

= Notes =

{{Notelist}}

Additional examples

File:2017 BQ6 radar rotation.gif

File:PIA21597 - New Radar Images of Asteroid 2014 JO25 (cropped).gif

An example list of near-Earth asteroids that passed or will pass more than 1 lunar distance (384,400 km or 0.00256 AU) from Earth in 2017.

class="wikitable sortable"

! Object

data-sort-type="number" | Size
(meters)		data-sort-type="number" | Lunar
distances		data-sort-type="date" | Date
{{mp|2017 AP|19}}653.346 January 2017
{{mp|2017 BJ|30}}{{Cite sbdb |title=(2017 BJ30) |id=3767159 |orbit=yes }}161.0331 January 2017
{{mpl|2017 BQ|6}}1866.577 February 2017
{{mp|2017 DZ|37}}{{Cite sbdb |title=(2017 DZ37) |id=3770154 |orbit=yes }}71.00523 February 2017
{{mp|2017 DV|36}}{{Cite sbdb |title=(2017 DV36) |id=3769919 |orbit=yes }}91.0227 February 2017
{{mp|1998 SL|36}}{{Cite sbdb |title=(1998 SL36) |id=3014117 |orbit=yes }}3138.3416 March 2017
{{mp|2017 FT|102}}{{Cite sbdb |title=(2017 FT102) |id=3773057 |orbit=yes }}41.05
1.04 moon		3 April 2017
{{mpl|2014 JO|25}}{{Cite sbdb |title=(2014 JO25) |id=3670721 |orbit=yes }}8234.5719 April 2017
{{mp|(418094) 2007 WV|4}}{{Cite sbdb |title=418094 (2007 WV4) |id=2418094 |orbit=yes }}8907.961 June 2017
{{mp|2017 KQ|27}}{{Cite sbdb |title=(2017 KQ27) |id=3775038 |orbit=yes }}301.02
1.34 moon		6 June 2017
2017 MF{{Cite sbdb |title=(2017 MF) |id=3775253 |orbit=yes }}201.21 moon19 June 2017
{{mp|2017 NT|5}}{{Cite sbdb |title=(2017 NT5) |id=3776550 |orbit=yes }}1101.11
1.27 moon		14 July 2017
{{mp|2006 SR|131}}{{Cite sbdb |title=(2006 SR131) |id=3345302 |orbit=yes }}80.32 and 11
{{Clarify|date=March 2020|reason=What does this mean?}}		data-sort-value="17 September 2017" | 17–28 September 2017
{{mp|(496817) 1989 VB}}{{Cite sbdb |title=496817 (1989 VB) |id=2496817 |orbit=yes }}3947.8829 September 2017
YT83F29
{{Citation needed|date=March 2020|reason=Not in SBDB}}		42.6
0.73 moon		14 October 2017
{{mp|(171576) 1999 VP|11}}{{Cite sbdb |title=171576 (1999 VP11) |id=2171576 |orbit=yes }}6855.7722 October 2017
(444584) 2006 UK{{Cite sbdb |title=444584 (2006 UK) |id=2444584 |orbit=yes }}3138.6617 November 2017

Statistics

File:2017NEAs.png

{{Bar graph

| title = Discoveries by month

| float = left

| data_max = 15

| bar_width = 15

| width_units = em

| label_type = month

| data_type = <1 LD

| label1 = January

| data1 = 3

| label2 = February

| data2 = 3

| label3 = March

| data3 = 9

| label4 = April

| data4 = 5

| label5 = May

| data5 = 3

| label6 = June

| data6 = 0

| label7 = July

| data7 = 1

| label8 = August

| data8 = 2

| label9 = September

| data9 = 5

| label10 = October

| data10 = 14

| label11 = November

| data11 = 8

| label12 = December

| data12 = 2

| col2_data_type= <5 LD

| col2_data_max = 60

| col2_data1 = 17

| col2_data2 = 27

| col2_data3 = 34

| col2_data4 = 28

| col2_data5 = 14

| col2_data6 = 10

| col2_data7 = 11

| col2_data8 = 17

| col2_data9 = 32

| col2_data10 = 52

| col2_data11 = 29

| col2_data12 = 28

}}

{{Bar graph

| title = Discoveries by size

| float = left

| data_max = 20

| bar_width = 15

| width_units = em

| label_type = Abs. mag

| data_type = <1 LD

| label1 = H <20

| data1 = 0

| label2 = <21

| data2 = 0

| label3 = <22

| data3 = 0

| label4 = <23

| data4 = 0

| label5 = <24

| data5 = 0

| label6 = <25

| data6 = 3

| label7 = <26

| data7 = 2

| label8 = <27

| data8 = 4

| label9 = <28

| data9 = 11

| label10 = <29

| data10 = 18

| label11 = <30

| data11 = 13

| label12 = <31

| data12 = 4

| label13 = <32

| data13 = 1

| label14 = <33

| data14 = 1

| col2_data_type= <5 LD

| col2_data_max = 100

| col2_data1 = 1

| col2_data2 = 0

| col2_data3 =1

| col2_data4 =3

| col2_data5 =7

| col2_data6 =19

| col2_data7 =40

| col2_data8 =74

| col2_data9 =72

| col2_data10 =57

| col2_data11 =19

| col2_data12 =5

| col2_data13 =1

| col2_data14 =1

}}

{{Bar graph

| title = Discoveries by survey

| float = left

| data_max = 30

| bar_width = 15

| width_units = em

| label_type = Survey

| data_type = <1 LD

| label1 = 408{{Snd}} Mount Nyukasa Station

| data1 = 0

| label2 = 703{{Snd}} Catalina Sky Survey

| data2 = 12

| label3 = 704{{Snd}} Lincoln Laboratory ETS

| data3 = 0

| label4 = C51{{Snd}} WISE

| data4 = 0

| label5 = F51{{Snd}} Pan-STARRS 1

| data5 = 10

| label6 = G45{{Snd}} Space Surveillance Telescope

| data6 = 0

| label7 = G96{{Snd}} Mt. Lemmon Survey

| data7 = 28

| label8 = I52{{Snd}} Steward Observatory, Mount Lemmon

| data8 = 0

| label9 = J04{{Snd}} ESA OGS

| data9 = 0

| label10 = K88{{Snd}} GINOP-KHK

| data10 = 0

| label11 = T05{{Snd}} ATLAS{{Snd}} Haleakala

| data11 = 2

| label12 = T08{{Snd}} ATLAS{{Snd}} Mauna Loa

| data12 = 5

| label13 = Y00{{Snd}} SONEAR

| data13 = 0

| col2_data_type= <5 LD

| col2_data_max = 160

| col2_data1 = 1

| col2_data2 = 52

| col2_data3 = 1

| col2_data4 = 1

| col2_data5 = 56

| col2_data6 = 3

| col2_data7 = 157

| col2_data8 = 1

| col2_data9 = 1

| col2_data10 = 1

| col2_data11 = 11

| col2_data12 = 15

| col2_data13 = 2

}}

{{clear}}

Virtual impactors

List of asteroids with a Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale greater than −6 that are listed on the Sentry Risk Table because they have short observation arcs with poorly constrained orbits and have a chance of impacting Earth in 2017. Given a short observation arc, many different orbits fit the observed data. {{mp|2010 XB|73}} could have approached Earth around May 2017 or could have been 9 AU from Earth on the way to a close approach with Saturn in 2018. A Palermo rating of −4 indicates an event that is 10,000 times less likely than the background hazard level of Earth impacts, which is defined as the average risk posed by objects of the same size or larger over the years until the date of the potential impact.

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! Date

! Object

! Estimated
diameter
(meters)

! Obs
arc
(days)

! Impact
probability
(1 in)

! Palermo
scale

! JPL Horizons
nominal geocentric
distance (AU)

! NEODyS
nominal geocentric
distance (AU)

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|2017-05-222010 GZ60 -- Earth Impact Risk Summary (4 missed virtual impactors) {{Cite web |url=https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2010%20GZ60 |title=Sentry: Earth Impact Monitoring |access-date=7 March 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170504175941/https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/sentry/details.html%23?des=2010%20GZ60 |archive-date=4 May 2017 |url-status=dead }}

{{mpl|2010 GZ|60}}align="center"|2,000{{Efn|name=2010GZ60note|1=Discovered and only observed by WISE, an infrared telescope, so no apparent magnitude, and therefore estimated size was provided. As such, the size is only a rough estimate. Observation arc is only 1.3 days. [http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2010+GZ60 Eccentricity is assumed] and the object is lost.}}align="center"|1.3830,000,000align="center"
1.83{{convert|0.4|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}Not listed
style="background:#cccccc;"

|2017-05-252010 XB73 -- Earth Impact Risk Summary (2 missed virtual impactors) {{Cite web |url=http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2010xb73.html |title=2010 XB73 Impact Risk |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126225036/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2010xb73.html |archive-date=26 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}

{{mp|2010 XB|73}}align="center"|110align="center"|1.1120,000,000align="center"
4.47{{convert|1.6|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}{{convert|9.0|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}{{cite web |url=https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=1.1.3.1&n=2010XB73&oc=500&y0=2011&m0=1&d0=1&h0=0&mi0=0&y1=2018&m1=1&d1=1&h1=0&mi1=0&ti=90&tiu=days |title=NEODyS-2 Ephemerides for 2010XB73}} [https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys/index.php?pc=1.1.8&n=2010XB73 (Close Approaches)]
style="background:#cccccc;"

|2017-08-192015 ME131 -- Earth Impact Risk Summary {{Cite web |url=http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2015me131.html |title=2015 ME131 Impact Risk |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150801145113/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2015me131.html |archive-date=1 August 2015 |url-status=dead }}

{{mpl|2015 ME|131}}align="center"|500align="center"|1.8420,000,000align="center"
3.41{{convert|0.4|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}{{convert|0.4|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}
style="background:#cccccc;"

|2017-09-182015 HV182 -- Earth Impact Risk Summary (4 missed virtual impactors) {{Cite web |url=http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2015hv182.html |title=2015 HV182 Impact Risk |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703114122/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2015hv182.html |archive-date=3 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}

{{mp|2015 HV|182}}align="center"|157align="center"|0.97,700,000,000align="center"
5.78{{convert|2.3|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}{{convert|2.3|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}
style="background:#cccccc;"

|2017-11-182008 VS4 -- Earth Impact Risk Summary (21 missed virtual impactors) {{Cite web |url=http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2008vs4.html |title=2008 VS4 Impact Risk |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117151434/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2008vs4.html |archive-date=17 January 2009 |url-status=dead }}

{{mp|2008 VS|4}}align="center"|45align="center"|0.083100,000,000align="center"
5.50{{convert|4.6|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}{{convert|3.9|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}
style="background:#cccccc;"

|2017-11-292007 YM -- Earth Impact Risk Summary (3 missed virtual impactors) {{Cite web |url=http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2007ym.html |title=2007 YM Impact Risk |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103105901/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2007ym.html |archive-date=3 January 2008 |url-status=dead }}

2007 YMalign="center"|20align="center"|0.132,000,000align="center"
5.21{{convert|5.1|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}{{convert|5.1|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}
style="background:#cccccc;"

|2017-12-01

{{mp|2010 GZ|60}}align="center"|2,000{{Efn|name=2010GZ60note}}align="center"|1.310,000,000,000align="center"
3.62{{convert|1.0|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}Not listed
style="background:#cccccc;"

|2017-12-132005 TM173 -- Earth Impact Risk Summary (17 missed virtual impactors) {{Cite web |url=http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2005tm173.html |title=2005 TM173 Impact Risk |access-date=28 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051231050330/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/risk/2005tm173.html |archive-date=31 December 2005 |url-status=dead }}

{{mp|2005 TM|173}}align="center"|53align="center"|1.9230,000,000align="center"
5.98{{convert|5.7|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}{{convert|5.7|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}
style="background:#cccccc;"

|2017-12-20

{{mp|2010 GZ|60}}align="center"|2,000{{Efn|name=2010GZ60note}}align="center"|1.383,000,000align="center"
1.97{{convert|1.2|AU|km mi|abbr=on}}Not listed

=Notes=

{{Notelist}}

See also

Notes

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20170205095947/http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/neo_ca?type=NEO&hmax=all&sort=date&sdir=DESC&tlim=current&dmax=5LD&max_rows=100&action=Display+Table&show_table=1 Near-Earth object close approaches ±30 days within 5 LD] (JPL)
  • [http://neo.ssa.esa.int/close-approaches Upcoming close approaches to Earth] (ESA)
  • [http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/sormano/teca.html Table of Asteroids Next Closest Approaches to the Earth] (Sormano Observatory)

{{2017 in space}}

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close approaches to Earth in 2017

Category:Near-Earth asteroids